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500 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 037570342X
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Books
Publication date: 18 November 2003
Description
Rohinton Mistry’s enthralling novel is at once a domestic drama and an intently observed portrait of present-day Bombay in all its vitality and corruption. At the age of seventy-nine, Nariman Vakeel, already suffering from Parkinson’s disease, bre...
Community Reviews Summary of 802 reviews
Moods
reflective 73%
sad 69%
dark 26%
hopeful 26%
challenging 19%
inspiring 15%
tense 15%
funny 11%
informative 11%
mysterious 7%
lighthearted 3%
Pace
medium 42%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 76% | A mix: 24%Strong character development?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 4%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 29% | No: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 80% | No: 14% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Excrement, Grief, Infidelity
500 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 037570342X
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Books
Publication date: 18 November 2003
Description
Rohinton Mistry’s enthralling novel is at once a domestic drama and an intently observed portrait of present-day Bombay in all its vitality and corruption. At the age of seventy-nine, Nariman Vakeel, already suffering from Parkinson’s disease, bre...
Community Reviews Summary of 802 reviews
Moods
reflective 73%
sad 69%
dark 26%
hopeful 26%
challenging 19%
inspiring 15%
tense 15%
funny 11%
informative 11%
mysterious 7%
lighthearted 3%
Pace
medium 42%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 76% | A mix: 24%Strong character development?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 4%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 29% | No: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 80% | No: 14% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Excrement, Grief, Infidelity